Photo by UVU Athletics CHICAGO–Despite a slow start, the Utah Valley University volleyball team eventually righted the ship and secured a come-from-behind victory as it defeated Chicago State in four sets (17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-20) Saturday. “The girls did a nice job. Chicago State played well today, but I was proud of our girls for being able to […]
Photo by Cody Glassett PHOENIX–The Utah Valley University volleyball team kept its winning streak alive with a victory over Grand Canyon University Saturday afternoon in Phoenix. UVU (9-11, 5-2) notched its fifth straight win when it downed GCU (4-15, 0-7) in four sets (23-25, 25-23, 25-9, 25-12). Utah Valley started slowly, and fell behind 5-2 in the opening […]
Photo courtesy The Daily Texan Over the last century, popularity surrounding collegiate athletics has grown at an incredible rate. Today, college sports are among the most watched sporting events on an annual basis. School sponsored teams made up of amateur athletes draw huge, even record-setting crowds. Earlier this year, more than 150,000 people gathered to […]
OREM– After an unsuccessful road trip during which they lost their first two conference games of the season, the Utah Valley University volleyball team returned home Thursday night to take on Chicago State University, which was picked to finish last in the pre-season conference poll. The Wolverines entered the contest on a five match losing […]
LAS CRUCES, N.M.–After a disappointing loss earlier this week to open conference play, the Utah Valley University volleyball team looked to get back on track Saturday afternoon when it took on New Mexico State at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was a hard fought contest, but in the end, UVU (4-11, […]
The Utah Valley University volleyball team returned to action Friday night to take on University of Nevada Las Vegas at the UCCU Center in the first game of the BYU/UVU Invitational. The Wolverines were looking to bounce back from a deflating loss to Utah State their last time out. But UNLV (10-0) proved to be […]
Photo courtesy UVU Athletics OREM, Utah—After a weekend in Hawaii where it recorded a 1-2 record, the Utah Valley University volleyball team returned home Tuesday night to face Utah State at the UCCU Center. UVU (4-7) was unable to capitalize on home court advantage as it fell to USU (5-5) in four sets (24-26, 25-6, […]
Photo courtesy UVU Athletics HONOLULU, Hawaii—In their final game of the Hawaii Outrigger Challenge, the Utah Valley University volleyball team pulled off the win over Northern Illinois University Saturday night. “The girls truly earned this one and I’m happy that we we’re able to pull it out,” UVU head coach Sam Atoa said in a […]
The Utah Valley University volleyball team faced their second nationally ranked opponent in as many days as they took the court Friday night in Honolulu against No. 6 University of Washington. UW (6-0) came into the game with an unblemished record and looked like a team on a mission as they handled UVU (3-6) in […]
Photo courtesy UVU Athletics HONOLULU, Hawaii—The Utah Valley University volleyball team opened the Hawaii Outrigger Challenge Thursday night by facing 14th-ranked Hawaii. The Wolverines hit a sour note to start off the tournament, falling to the Wahine in the first game of the weekend. Coming into the game fresh off a perfect 3-0 at the Wolverine […]